Thursday, August 6, 2009

SHAH ALAM: Two security guards on night duty at Plaza Masalam said there were 10 officers at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) premises between the night of July 15 and the following morning on the day political aide Teoh Beng Hock died there.

Wan Rosli Wan Adam and Abdul Rahman Rahim told the inquest into Teoh’s death that the officers were there between 8pm on July 15 and 8am the following day.

From a CCTV recording of the building’s lobby, the guards identified MACC officers who had walked in or out of the building during the time in question.

They are believed to be the state MACC’s assistant director and several other officers who had questioned Teoh and recorded his statement.

One of the officers identified is believed to be the man who had last seen Teoh alive in the MACC office. He left the building at 6.10am.

All the officers were unnamed during the inquest.

Wan Rosli said a man believed to be Teoh was also seen walking in the lobby between midnight and 4am in one of the CCTV recordings shown to him.

He said another visual also showed MACC officers going into the premises with an unidentified Chinese man at 12.52am.

At one point, Gobind asked Wan Rosli if he had recorded the details of those who had entered the building late at night or in the early hours of the morning. He replied no.

“Why have security when people can just walk in and out? How are we to know who they are if it’s not recorded?” the lawyer asked.

Wan Rosli also said that there was no internal investigation carried out to determine how a dead man had ended up in the building.

On whether the guards had asked MACC officers about the people they brought to their 14th floor office for questioning late at night, he again said no.

Abdul Rahman identified two out of three men from a CCTV visual as MACC officers.

He said he did not know the name of the first MACC officer but added the second man was called Ashraf. However, Abdul Rahman could not identify the third person.

Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas ordered the security log book to be brought to the inquest today.

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Sdr Teoh Beng Hock (1979-2009)

We are mourning the death of Sdr Teoh Beng Hock who passed away on 16th July 2009.

Sdr Beng Hock was invited by the Selangor MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) to assist in their investigation into constituency allocations. He went to the MACC Headquarters at around 5.40pm on 15th July 2009 but never came back. His body was found on the 5th floor of Wisma Masalam at 1pm on 16th July, less than 20 hours later. The MACC office is located on the 14th floor of the same building.

Sdr Beng Hock previously worked as a reporter for Sin Chew Daily and joined the office of Selangor Exco, Ean Yong Hian Wah after the 2008 General Election as the latter's political secretary. He was a helpful and diligent young man, liked by all who worked with him and cherished by those who are his good friends.

The death of Sdr Beng Hock is shrouded in mystery and a slew of unanswered questions. It involved a power law enforcement agency in the country – MACC - that was supposed to protect the interests of the people and the country. There have been many police custodial deaths but this is the first case of death in the custody of the MACC.

We demand answers and a detailed explanation of the death of Sdr Beng Hock. We demand justice for Sdr Beng Hock!